Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2020

Following Germany’s six-month Council Presidency, which finished at the end of 2020, it is clear that Europe has proved its worth in the face of the crisis and shown that it is capable of taking effective action.

Germany’s EU Council Presidency

A look back at all the articles and events

EU Council Presidency Review of the 2020 German Council Presidency

12 February 2021

EU Council Presidency Interview with Thomas Westphal, Director-General for European Policy

04 February 2021

EU Council Presidency German Recovery and Resilience Plan (GRRP)

13 January 2021

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ECOFIN and Eurogroup

The German finance minister usually meets with other EU finance ministers once a month at the Eurogroup and ECOFIN Council meetings. Here you can find information about the Eurogroup and ECOFIN Council, and about previous and future events.

The informal ECOFIN

The informal ECOFIN under Germany’s Council Presidency took place on 11 and 12 September 2020 in Berlin, where European finance ministers were received by Olaf Scholz, the Finance Minister of Germany.

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Olaf Scholz: Review of German Council Presidency

14 January 2021

ECOFIN Council: explained

30 November 2020

ECOFIN bear of Germany’s EU Council Presidency

08 October 2020

Webinar about fair taxation: Statement by Olaf Scholz

30 September 2020

Olaf Scholz: Sustainable Finance Summit

28 September 2020

The European Union: overcoming the crisis together, and growing stronger as a result

02 September 2020

Stamp of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU 2020

14 August 2020

Olaf Scholz on the EU recovery fund: Europe sticks together

10 August 2020

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on the start of the 2020 German Council Presidency

02 July 2020

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and his colleague João Leão

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz passes on the baton of the EU Council Presidency …

Germany hands over the EU Council Presidency to Portugal: Finance Ministers Olaf …

Doorstep: Olaf Scholz prior to the virtual Eurogroup meeting on 16 December 2020

Press conference with Olaf Scholz after the virtual ECOFIN meeting on 1 December 2020

Olaf Scholz during the video conference of the ECOFIN Council on 1 December 2020

Doorstep: Olaf Scholz prior to the virtual ECOFIN meeting on 1 December 2020

You can find all the photographs relating to the German Council Presidency in our photo gallery.

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Together for Europe’s recovery. We did our best to turn these words into action.

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German programme

With our programme, we worked towards a stronger and more innovative Europe; a fair and sustainable Europe.

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Until the end of 2021 Germany is working on an 18-month programme in cooperation with Portugal and Slovenia.

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Translated abstract of the Federal Ministry of Finance’s September 2021 monthly report

Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2020

A look back at all the articles and events

EU Council Presidency Review of the 2020 German Council Presidency

EU Council Presidency Interview with Thomas Westphal, Director-General for European Policy

EU Council Presidency German Recovery and Resilience Plan (GRRP)

Content-related sites

ECOFIN and Eurogroup

The informal ECOFIN

Content-related sites

Videos

Olaf Scholz: Review of German Council Presidency

ECOFIN Council: explained

ECOFIN bear of Germany’s EU Council Presidency

Webinar about fair taxation: Statement by Olaf Scholz

Olaf Scholz: Sustainable Finance Summit

The European Union: overcoming the crisis together, and growing stronger as a result

Stamp of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU 2020

Olaf Scholz on the EU recovery fund: Europe sticks together

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on the start of the 2020 German Council Presidency

Impressions of Germany’s Council Presidency

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Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2020

A look back at all the articles and events

EU Council Presidency Review of the 2020 German Council Presidency

EU Council Presidency Interview with Thomas Westphal, Director-General for European Policy

EU Council Presidency German Recovery and Resilience Plan (GRRP)

Content-related sites

ECOFIN and Eurogroup

The informal ECOFIN

Content-related sites

Videos

Olaf Scholz: Review of German Council Presidency

ECOFIN Council: explained

ECOFIN bear of Germany’s EU Council Presidency

Webinar about fair taxation: Statement by Olaf Scholz

Olaf Scholz: Sustainable Finance Summit

The European Union: overcoming the crisis together, and growing stronger as a result

Stamp of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU 2020

Olaf Scholz on the EU recovery fund: Europe sticks together

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on the start of the 2020 German Council Presidency

Impressions of Germany’s Council Presidency

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